Holds, Recalls and Searches
We will help track down the book you need
Holds
How to request a hold through the Novanet catalogue:
- Find the item in the catalogue
- Click Novanet Express/Hold
- Login to your library account if prompted.
- Select the library you would like the item sent to for pickup/delivery.
- Click Go.
You will be notified by email when your held item is available for pick up.
Recalls
If you need library material currently out on loan, recall it. Any student, faculty or staff who require an item sooner than the due date may request a recall. To recall an item out on loan to another patron:
- Go to the circulation desk of the library that owns the material
- Fill out a recall card at the circulation desk
- Dalhousie material can be recalled from any Dalhousie library
- Current borrowers will be notified and are allowed 10 days to return it
- You will be notified upon the book’s return and have one week to pick it up
- Fines for late returns of recalled books are $1.00/day
Recalls are not available: to Off-campus, IB, CURBA, or ASIN borrowers
Searches
If you cannot find an item in the stacks, fill out a search card at the circulation desk. We notify you within a week of the search result. Or, you can ask circulation staff about getting the item from another library.
